Cayman Islands national football team

The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands, and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town, and their head coach is Chandler Gonzalez.

Cayman Islands
AssociationCayman Islands
Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachBenjamin Pugh[1]
Most capsIan Lindo (18)
Top scorerMark Ebanks (6)
Home stadiumTruman Bodden Sports Complex
FIFA codeCAY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 193 (11 June 2020)[2]
Highest127 (November 1995)
Lowest206 (April 2019)
Elo ranking
Current 198 1 (2 April 2020)[3]
Highest155 (1987)
Lowest199 (March 2019)
First international
 Dominica 2–1 Cayman Islands 
(Roseau, Dominica; 3 March 1985)
Biggest win
 Cayman Islands 5–0 BVI 
(Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 2 March 1994)
 Cayman Islands 5–0 Sint Maarten 
(Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 4 March 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Martinique 7–0 Cayman Islands 
(Sint Maarten; 1 April 1992)
 United States 8–1 Cayman Islands 
(Mission Viejo, United States; 14 November 1993)
 Cayman Islands 2–9 Trinidad and Tobago 
(Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 28 July 1995)
 Cayman Islands 0–7 Trinidad and Tobago 
(Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 24 October 1995)
 Cuba 7–0 Cayman Islands 
(Havana, Cuba; 6 September 2006)

History

In 2000, given the status of the Cayman Islands as one of the British overseas territories, the national team attempted to use this as a loophole to call up a number of uncapped players possessing British passports but who had no specific links to the islands. Barry McIntosh, a football agent, was called in to scout players for an upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cuba and ultimately he secured eight players i.e. Wayne Allison (Tranmere Rovers), Ged Brannan (Motherwell), David Barnett (Lincoln City), Martin O'Connor (Birmingham City), Dwayne Plummer (Bristol City), Barry Hayles (Fulham), Neville Roach (Southend United) and Neil Sharpe (Boreham Wood). With the exception of Allison the players all appeared in a 5–0 friendly defeat against D.C. United but before they could appear in any official internationals FIFA stepped in and barred the players from representing the Cayman Islands due to their failure to satisfy the existing rules for national team eligibility.[4] Of the eight players only Hayles went on to play international football, appearing for Jamaica ten times.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 6
2002 2 0 1 1 0 4
2006 2 0 0 2 1 5
2010 2 0 1 1 2 4
2014 6 0 1 5 2 15
2018 2 0 2 0 1 1
2022 To be determined To be determined
2026
Total0/21 16 0 5 11 6 35

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year Round Pld W D[decimal 1] L GF GA
1989Did not enter------
1990Did not qualify------
1991Group stage200235
1992Did not qualify------
1993Did not qualify------
1994Group stage301236
1995Fourth place5212714
1996Did not qualify------
1997Withdrew------
1998Group stage310225
1999Did not qualify------
2001Did not qualify------
2005Did not qualify------
2007Did not qualify------
2008Did not qualify------
2010Did not qualify------
2012Did not enter------
2014Did not enter------
2017Did not enter------
Total4/18133281530
  1. Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shootout.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

8 September Nations League CCayman Islands 3–2 BarbadosGeorge Town, Cayman Islands
19:30
Report
Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)
12 October Nations League CSaint Martin 3–0 Cayman IslandsThe Valley, Anguilla
15:00
Report Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
15 October Nations League CCayman Islands 1–0 Saint MartinGeorge Town, Cayman Islands
19:30
Report Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
16 November Nations League CCayman Islands 1–0 U.S. Virgin IslandsGeorge Town, Cayman Islands
19:30
Report Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
19 November Nations League CBarbados 3–0 Cayman IslandsBridgetown, Barbados
19:00
Report Stadium: Wildey Turf
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

All-time record against other nations

As of 19 November 2019 after match against  Barbados[5]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
 Anguilla110041+3
 Antigua and Barbuda211031+2
 Aruba110021+1
 Bahamas320194+5
 Barbados3102411−7
 Belize2020110
 Bermuda8125714−7
 British Virgin Islands4310103+7
 Cuba150312446−42
 Dominica100112−1
 Dominican Republic5113214−12
 El Salvador200218−7
 French Guiana110010+1
 Grenada100124−2
 Guadeloupe100117−6
 Guyana200235−2
 Haiti200224−2
 Jamaica1311111040−30
 Martinique5023213−11
 Montserrat100112−1
 Netherlands Antilles[lower-alpha 1]110020+2
 Nicaragua100101−1
 Puerto Rico200206−6
 Saint Kitts and Nevis1010110
 Saint Lucia1010000
 Saint Martin6213812−4
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines302137−4
 Sint Maarten311185+3
 Suriname300304−4
 Trinidad and Tobago3003219−17
 Turks and Caicos Islands210132+1
 United States100118−7
 U.S. Virgin Islands220030+3
Total102201963101246−145
  1. Includes matches against the  Netherlands Antilles.

Squad

Current squad

Squad called for the CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against  Montserrat.[6]
Caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2019 after the game against  Montserrat.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ramon Sealy (captain) (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 12 0 Bodden Town FC
1GK Shakur Welcome (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 1 0 Roma United SC

2DF Benjamin Cupid (1988-03-18) 18 March 1988 11 0 Elite SC
2DF Joshewa Frederick (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 4 0 Longwood Lancers
2DF Ackeem Hyde (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 1 0
2DF Wesley Robinson (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 6 0 Elite SC
2DF Karl Solomon (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994 4 0 Bodden Town FC
2DF Jameal Welcome (1993-11-04) 4 November 1993 0 0

3MF Lucas Christian (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 3 0
3MF Romario Dixon (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 1 0 Academy SC
3MF Jonah Ebanks (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996 2 0 Academy SC
3MF Michael Martin (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 4 0 Bodden Town FC
3MF Andrés Ruiz (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 6 0 George Town SC
3MF Kyle Santamaría (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 2 0 Bodden Town FC
3MF Colby Seymour (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 2 0 Future SC
3MF Mattew Suberan (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 6 0 Cayman Athletic SC

4FW Mark Ebanks (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 15 6 Academy SC
4FW Brian Martin (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 2 0 Academy SC
4FW Anton Nelson (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 1 0 Llanelli Town
4FW Christopher Reeves (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 3 0 Elite SC

References

  1. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/cay/about
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for, The Guardian, 5 March 2008
  5. "World Football Elo Ratings: Cayman Islands". eloratings.net. Elo Ratings. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. "Cayman embraces underdog role against Montserrat". Cayman Sports Buzz. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.